ROBBED TWICE IN 24 HOURS, SHE QUITS

A woman robbed by the same gunman twice in less than 24 hours said Monday she is quitting her job as a convenience store clerk because it is too dangerous.

"My mother didn't want me to take the job in the first place," said the 19- year-old West Palm woman, who asked that her name not be used. "I'm not going back to work."

The woman was working at a Circle K Store on the 1900 block of Haverhill Road when the first robbery occurred at 10 p.m. Saturday. According to Palm Beach County sheriff's reports, a man with a mustache and crooked teeth walked into the store, pointed a blue steel revolver at the clerk, and said, "Give me your money."

After the woman handed the man some paper money and a handful of quarters, she was ordered to lie on the floor. The gunman then fled in a light-colored Oldsmobile, the reports noted.

Although shaken by the first robbery, the woman agreed to work at another Circle K store the next day for an employee who called in sick. She was behind the counter at the the store on Blue Heron Boulevard and Military Trail when she saw a man with a familiar face walk in the door at 3:30 p.m. Sunday.

"It was scary," she said. "I couldn't believe it was the same guy."

The robber apparently remembered the clerk, according to sheriff's reports. After pointing the gun at her, he asked, "Do you have any money for me today, babe?"

The clerk didn't reply. She just opened the register and handed the man the money. When he asked for more, she told him she couldn't open the safe. The man then fled.